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*surname (or a family name) is used first, followed by the first or given name
*surname (or a family name) is used first, followed by the first or given name


NAGY János John Nagy
NAGY János John Nagy<br>
KOVÁCS Mária Mary Smith
KOVÁCS Mária Mary Smith<br>


This rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers.
This rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers.
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*surnames were usually derived from common sources such as trades, qualities, ethnic origins, place names etc.
*surnames were usually derived from common sources such as trades, qualities, ethnic origins, place names etc.


SZABÓ Ferenc Frank Taylor
SZABÓ Ferenc Frank Taylor<br>
MOLNÁR Lajos Louis Miller
MOLNÁR Lajos Louis Miller<br>
KIS Mihály Michael Little
KIS Mihály Michael Little<br>
FEHÉR Erzsébet Elizabeth White
FEHÉR Erzsébet Elizabeth White<br>
TÖRÖK Katalin Catherine Turk
TÖRÖK Katalin Catherine Turk<br>
 


*titles of nobility are put before the surnames
*titles of nobility are put before the surnames


gróf NAGY János Count John Nagy
gróf NAGY János Count John Nagy<br>


*the equivalent of Mrs. is the particle né (wife) which is added to a husband=s name.
*the equivalent of Mrs. is the particle né (wife) which is added to a husband=s name.


NAGY Jánosné Mrs. John Nagy
NAGY Jánosné Mrs. John Nagy<br>


Names of Hungarian married women take on special forms.
Names of Hungarian married women take on special forms.
Pócsiné Munkcási Gabriella means that Gabriella Pócsi married a man named Munkcási.
Pócsiné Munkcási Gabriella means that Gabriella Pócsi married a man named Munkcási.
The  né means wife of. Treat the name as a regular double surname.
The  né means wife of. Treat the name as a regular double surname.
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